Holy Affleck, Batman!

I was chagrined, to say the least, when I heard that Ben Affleck had signed on to be the next Batman.

Way to undermine your renewed Hollywood cache, dude.

Affleck became the proverbial Toast of Tinseltown with his Oscar-winning, box-office-topping “Argo.” Everyone loved the movie. It was a huge financial success. It proved that Affleck really was a phenomenal director; his previous two films were not a fluke — far from it.

So why did he decide to become Bruce Wayne?

I mean, remember when Affleck played another superhero in “Daredevil”? Probably not, because it disappeared quickly.

He had progressed beyond that level of film. It feels as though Affleck is taking a step back by agreeing to play Batman.

And it’s not even as though he’s playing Batman in a Christopher Nolan film. He’s playing it in a Zach Snyder movie.

Fanboys think Batman is too good for Affleck. I, on the other hand, think Affleck is too good for Batman.